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I used to be an indie game developer from 2010 to 2014. I created games using the XNA framework for Xbox360. It was a fun time, most of my games made very littl

by 4pkjai 4y ago

I used to be an indie game developer from 2010 to 2014. I created games using the XNA framework for Xbox360. It was a fun time, most of my games made very little money but a few them were popular. When I switched from game development to app development I got the feeling that game development required 3x the effort to make a $1 when compared to business app development. I guess it's like the difference between being an artist and a graphic designer

thsbrown 4y ago
Full time indie game developer here. I've also done a myriad of other development in the past. I always say the difference between software development (app, website, ect) and game development is that with software you have a predefined problem and your trying to solve it. With game development you are creating the problem and you are trying to solve it. In my opinion software development can arguably be more straightforward as a result because you know that what you are building is meant to relieve some pain point. I love game development but it can be very tricky to sell people on entertainment.